Total RNA was isolated by
TRIzol reagent (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA). RNA quantity was measured by the NanoDrop2000 spectrophotometer (Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) and RNA integrity was assessed by standard denaturing agarose gel electrophoresis. Complementary DNA synthesis was performed using the
M-MLV reverse transcriptase kit (Invitrogen) following the manufacturer's instructions. qRT-PCR was performed using a
SYBR green-based PCR master mix kit (Takara, Shiga, Japan) on a
Rotor Gene 3000 RT-PCR system (Corbett Research, Sydney, Australia). The PCR condition was as follows: initial denaturation at 95°C for 30 seconds, followed by 40 cycles of 95°C for 5 seconds, and thereafter 60°C for 20 seconds. During each extension the fluorescence signal was monitored at 585 nm. GAPDH and U6 served as an internal control.
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